<p>Thank you to the three of you for your replies so far.</p>
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From what I’ve been able to tell, the two majors don’t really seem to diverge until sophomore year. That gives me at least one year to take a couple of the BME-specific classes required for freshman year, talk to some upperclassmen BME and CBE students about their personal experiences, and discuss my concerns with my advisors and other available faculty to try to discern what is best for me.</p>
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The more I’ve discussed it with my parents, the more they seem to be advocating graduate school, so I am likely not going to be entering the job market with just a B.S. after all. Still, I want to make the right decision early in my education before the point where changing majors becomes cumbersome and costly.</p>